{"id":2462623,"date":"2025-07-16T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-reports-that-hes-about-to-fire-federal-reserve-chair-jerome-powell\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T17:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:41:35","slug":"trump-responds-to-reports-that-hes-about-to-fire-federal-reserve-chair-jerome-powell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-reports-that-hes-about-to-fire-federal-reserve-chair-jerome-powell\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Responds to Reports That He\u2019s About to Fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-to-reports-that-hes-about-to-fire-federal-reserve-chair-jerome-powell%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump expressed strong criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell,calling his refusal to cut interest rates a costly mistake for the U.S. Trump stated it was &#8220;highly unlikely&#8221; he would fire Powell but did not rule out the possibility, especially if allegations of fraud related to a $2.5 billion Federal Reserve building renovation proved true. Trump blames Powell for keeping U.S. interest rates among the highest in the industrialized world, unlike Europe which has cut rates multiple times. He claims this is costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars annually in interest payments. Republican Senator Bernie Moreno echoed concerns, highlighting the financial burden of high rates on taxpayers. Trump has publicly reprimanded Powell, accusing him of tardiness in adjusting monetary policy.However, firing a Fed chair is historically unprecedented and legally restricted, requiring cause such as malfeasance, not policy disagreements. The Fed has faced scrutiny for costly HQ renovations and running deficits, which some officials say may lay groundwork for justifying Powell&#8217;s removal. Meanwhile, Trump discussed the firing concept with GOP lawmakers, most of whom supported the idea, though Trump remains cautious.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House Wednesday that it&rsquo;s &ldquo;highly unlikely&rdquo; that he will fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but he did not entirely rule it out.<\/p>\n<p>Powell&rsquo;s term as chairman ends in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/09\/trumps-next-fed-chair-pick-already-comes-with-a-credibility-problem.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2026<\/a>, but Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-spending-expectations-fall-sharply-in-warning-sign-for-economy-new-york-fed\/\" title=\"Americans\u2019 Spending Expectations Fall Sharply in Warning Sign for Economy: New York ...\">repeatedly expressed frustration<\/a> with his refusal to lower interest rates, leaving the U.S. among the highest in the industrialized world.<\/p>\n<p>A reporter asked the president in the Oval Office whether he had plans to fire Powell and, if so, how he would justify such a move.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He should have cut interest rates a long time ago. Europe has cut them 10 times in the short period of time, and we cut &rsquo;em none. The only time he cut them was just before the election, to try to help Kamala [Harris],&rdquo; Trump answered.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Reserve Board declined to lower interest rates in May, keeping them at the current target of 4.25 to 4.5 percent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/trump-sends-mr-too-late-jerome-powell-note-showing-showing-how-other-nations-trounce-us-interest-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-publishes-scathing-handwritten-note-sent-jerome-powell-complete-helpful-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last time<\/a> the Fed cut the rate was in December by 25 basis points, or 0.25 percent. That cut was on top of another 25 basis point reduction on Nov. 7, after the election, and a 50-point cut in September.<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued, &ldquo;I think [Powell] does a terrible job. He&rsquo;s costing us a lot of money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> on Jerome Powell: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s too late &mdash; he&rsquo;s always been too late&hellip; He&rsquo;s a terrible Fed Chair&hellip; Fortunately, we get to make a change in the next eight months or so.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H8iRMzGWwH\">pic.twitter.com\/H8iRMzGWwH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1945514766874603850?\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should be paying three points lower, and we would save a trillion dollars a year in interest if that were the case,&rdquo; the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-flip-third-senate-seat-ousting-three-term-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernie Moreno<\/a> of Ohio, who serves on the Senate&rsquo;s banking and budget committees, told Fox News last month that the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s decision to keep the interest rate at the current level is costing the American taxpayer at least $400 billion per year in interest payments on debt.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s Treasury Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/05\/biden-treasury-economy-spending-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financed<\/a> an increasing  of deficit spending by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-publishes-scathing-handwritten-note-he-sent-jerome-powell-complete-with-a-helpful-chart\/\" title=\"... Publishes Scathing Handwritten Note He Sent ... - Complete with a Helpful Chart\">selling short-term bonds<\/a>, which come due, and then the debt must be refinanced at the high rates still in place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we just lowered our rates to where Japan is, who has higher inflation &hellip; we would save hundreds of billions of dollars,&rdquo; Moreno said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The data is clear, Donald Trump has inflation under control. But Jerome Powell is costing this county hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars every year by refusing to cut rates&mdash;and working families are paying the price.<\/p>\n<p>He should do the right thing and resign. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8kuf73JrW6\">pic.twitter.com\/8kuf73JrW6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/berniemoreno\/status\/1938387725448556711?\">June 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-publishes-scathing-handwritten-note-sent-jerome-powell-complete-helpful-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> a public rebuke to Powell in June on a chart that compares the U.S. interest rate to other nations. &ldquo;Jerome, you are, as usual, &lsquo;too late.&rsquo; You have cost the USA a fortune &mdash; and continue to do so,&rdquo; the note read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  06.30.25 01:09 PM EST<\/p>\n<p>Jerome &ldquo;Too Late&rdquo; Powell, and his entire Board, should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen to the United States. They have one of the easiest, yet most prestigious, jobs in America, and they have FAILED &mdash; And&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hXKHbZ7R9l\">pic.twitter.com\/hXKHbZ7R9l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fan Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1939752033428386152?\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A reporter asked Trump on Wednesday whether he has completely ruled out firing Powell.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t rule out anything, but I think it&rsquo;s highly unlikely, unless he has to leave for fraud. It&rsquo;s possible there&rsquo;s fraud involved with the $2.5, $2.7 billion renovation&rdquo; of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/1939653811787968797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve building<\/a>, Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The president also confirmed that he had spoken with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-asked-gop-lawmakers-if-he-should-fire-jerome-powell-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP lawmakers<\/a> on Tuesday evening at the White House about the possibility of firing Powell.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I talked about the concept of firing him. I said, &lsquo;What do you think?&rsquo; Almost every one of them said I should, but I&rsquo;m more conservative than they are,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump on discussing potentially firing Jerome Powell with House Republicans: &ldquo;I talked about the concept of firing him. I said &lsquo;what do you think.&rsquo; Almost every one of them said I should, but I&rsquo;m more conservative than they are.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eg9x9pP9Pi\">pic.twitter.com\/eg9x9pP9Pi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1945517772806533639?\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/16\/us\/politics\/trump-powell-firing-letter.html?unlocked_article_code=1.W08.giyh.YUEHN3lNziPW&amp;smid=url-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported, &ldquo;Presidents are unable to remove officials at the Fed without cause, a protection that was bolstered by the Supreme Court in a ruling in May regarding Mr. Trump&rsquo;s ability to unseat certain members of government agencies stipulated as independent by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cause has typically meant malfeasance or gross misconduct, rather than a disagreement on the direction of monetary policy. No president has attempted to fire a Fed chair in modern history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, White House Office of Management and Budget Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-johnson-reveals-trump-megabills-coming-order-fix-bidens-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russ Vought<\/a> appeared to begin laying the predicate for firing Powell based on cause, highlighting the headquarters building renovation cost overrun of $700 million and the fact that the Fed has been losing money since 2023 for the first time in its over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/faqs\/about_12594.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">century-long history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chairman Jerome Powell has grossly mismanaged the Fed.<\/p>\n<p>While continuing to run a deficit since FY23 (the first time in the Fed&rsquo;s history), the Fed is way over budget on the renovation of its headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Now up to $2.5 billion, roughly $700 million over its initial cost.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHK4cWlAvf\">pic.twitter.com\/lHK4cWlAvf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Russ Vought (@russvought) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russvought\/status\/1943362774416883908?\">July 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >renovations include terrace rooftop gardens<\/a>, water features, VIP elevators, and premium marble,&rdquo; he posted on social media. &ldquo;The cost per square foot is $1,923 &mdash; double the cost for renovating an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-eyes-opportunity-to-oust-powell-over-2-5-billion-fed-renovation\/\" title=\"... eyes opportunity to oust Powell over ....5 billion ... renovation\">ordinary historic federal building<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He noted the current price tag for renovations is up to $2.5 billion, adding, &ldquo;The Palace of Versailles would have cost $3 billion in today&rsquo;s dollars!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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